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proof you went somewhere, doomed to gather dust as proof you went somewhere
means A small object kept as a reminder of a place you visited, a person, or an event.
from From French souvenir, 'to remember,' which comes from Latin subvenire — literally 'to come up' (sub- 'up' + venire 'to come'), as a memory comes up into the mind. The same venire 'to come' powers a whole family of English words like 'convene,' 'venue,' and 'adventure.'
french rootmeans to come to mind, a remembering
snow globespatented in 1900s Paris, water once held antifreeze
grand tourwealthy youths looted Europe for keepsakes since 1600s
airport taxidentical magnets cost triple near departure gates
shrunken headsfake ones mass-produced for tourists by the thousands